Wright Selecting an Open-Source Online Course Development and Delivery Platform: An Academic Perspective Clayton R. These systems can incorporate a wide variety of materials, including text and multimedia resources such as learning objects obtained from sources such as MERLOT. WHAT ARE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE ? Wright Clayton R. 1, pp.

However, opensource initiatives like Moodle offer reasonable alternatives. Desire2Learn – the object of a failed Blackboard lawsuit (new t-shirt slogan for BB “all I got from this lawsuit was this lousy reputation ) – continues to be an active player (a reasonable argument could be made that Blackboard is largely responsible for the rapid uptake of Moodle following the announcement of its lawsuit…has anyone done a market share analysis that traces adoption of Moodle in relation to the lawsuit? This puts companies like Desire2Learn in a bind.

I had to do a quick double take on this article (first, to determine if it was April 1, anywhere in the world): Evolution Unbound: Blackboard embraces opensource. I’m not surprised that Blackboard is interested in openness. At the EDUCAUSE conference in October, they were clear that they wanted to partner with the open educational resources movement. At that point, Pearson had announced open class (look Ma, free LMS!). How do you respond to Open Class? Blackboard touted its open education resources initiative in response. Bb=Go Daddy?

SNAPP allows you to transcript interactions in Moodle, Blackboard (and webCT, Desire2Learn into maps that immediately show who is a hyperconnected learner or participant, and who is more of a lurker, or even to pinpoint learners that at the core of the interactions. The.vna format can be opened in NetDraw for additional analysis and visualization. Here is where SNAPP comes in.

Navigating the Open Data Landscape, Bristol, The United Kingdom. link] January 16-20, 2012 Linux.Conf.Au: Free and OpenSource Conference, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. link] February 4-7, 2012 Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia Summit , biennial, Sydney, Australia. link] February 22-24, 2012 International Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning : Creating Spaces and Possibilities, 1 st , Manila, Philippines. Clayton R. Wright has done his 26th version of his amazing list of conferences again this year and has asked me to post again.
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Moodle - open-source LMS for organizations that have resources to technically manage and update an LMS on an ongoing basis. Xyleme - XML-centric system, great for single source development of multiple output formats e-learning, print, instructor-led training materials, job aides, etc. MOS Chorus - great tool for single source development of e-learning, lesson plans for ILT, classroom visuals in a single production pass. Drupal - opensource content management system that can be adapted as an LCMS in an opensource environment. Events.
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